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Art - Calisch Resume

DOUGLAS PAUL CALISCH

 

PERSONAL HISTORY

EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

 
     

Date of Birth: September 30, 1954

University of Minnesota:

  1977–1979

Place of Birth: Quantico, Virginia

 

M.F.A.—Sculpture

 

Status: Married, Two Children

University of Illinois:

  1972–1976
   

B.F.A.—Sculpture

 

       

CONTACT INFORMATION

ACADEMIC HISTORY

 
     

Art Department

Wabash College Faculty

1980–Present

Wabash College

Chair, Art Department

1991–2002

Crawfordsville IN 47933

Professor of Art

1996–Present

(765) 361-6385

Associate Professor of Art

1986–1996

calischd@wabash.edu

Assistant Professor of Art

1980–1986

https://www.wabash.edu/academics/art/facstaff

   

 

GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

 

Indiana Arts Commission w/Muncie Cancer Center: Partners in Art Grant ($6,000 Award)

Aug 2004

Indiana Arts Commission: Individual Artist Grant ($1,000 Award)

June 2004

Indiana Arts Commission: Individual Artist Grant ($1,000 Award)

Nov 1999

Indiana Arts Commission: Master Fellowship ($5,000 Award)

June 1995

Lilly Endowment Faculty Open Fellowship ($25,000 Award)

Dec 1992

Indiana Arts Comm.: Individual Artist Master Fellowship ($3,000 Award)

June 1985

Wabash College: McLain-McTurnan Research Fellowship (1 semester paid time)

Fall 1984

Wabash College: LaFollette Project Grant–Faculty Dev. ($500 Award)

1983

Wabash College: Faculty Development Grant

1984, 85, 89, 92, 93,

 

96, 97, 2001, 03, 04

Louise J. Goff Continuing Education Fellowship ($1,000 Award)

1972

 

COMMISSIONS, AWARDS, AND HONORS

 

McLain-McTurnan-Arnold Excellence in Teaching Award: Wabash College

May 2004

Public Commission: The Cancer Center, Muncie IN

Fall 2004

Public Commission: Kawachinagano, Japan, 5-week residency

Aug 1999

Public Commission: Art in the Classroom, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette IN

Apr 1999

Juror’s Award: Indiana Arts Exhibition, American States Insurance Company, Indianapolis IN

July 1994

Juror’s Award: Architectonic, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne IN

Oct 1992

1st Place Sculpture Award: Indiana Arts Exhibition, American States Insurance Company

July 1991

Finalist for Sculpture Commission: Purdue University

April 1991

2nd Place Sculpture Award: Indiana Arts Exhibition, American States Insurance Company

June 1989

Best in Show: State of the Art, American States Insurance Company

June 1987

Juror’s Honorable Mention (2): Allure of Lures, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville TN

Feb 1987

Morris Goodman Award for Sculpture: 70th Indiana Artists Exhibition Indianapolis IN

May 1985

Purchase Award: Indianapolis Art League Regional, Indianapolis IN

May 1984

Best in Show Award: Marietta National Competition, Marietta OH

May 1982

Award of Distinction: Marietta National Competition

May 1982

Finalist: Sculpture Competition, Eau Claire Public Library, Eau Claire WI

June 1980

 

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

 

2005

Wittenberg University, Springfield OH—Feb 2005 (Solo)

 

Tippecanoe Arts Federation, Lafayette IN—2005

2004

Carnegie Center, Rensselaer IN—Apr 2004 (Solo)

 

The Arts Place, Portland IN—Jan 2004 (Solo)

2003

Again and Again, OH Museum of History, Art, and Technology, Newark OH—Sep 2003 (Invitational)

 

University of Wisconsin at Steven’s Point—Mar 2003 (Two-Person)

2002

Wabash College, Crawfordsville IN— Oct 2002 (Solo)

 

Bennett Gallery, Knoxville TN—Sep 2002 (Solo)

 

Greater Lafayette Museum of Art, Lafayette IN—Jan 2002 (Solo)

2001

Studio B Gallery, Lancaster OH—July 2001 (Invitational)

 

Doug Calisch Recent Works, Ruschman Gallery, Indianapolis IN—June 2001 (Solo)

 

Indiana Recycling Coalition Exhibition, Hammond IN—May 2001 (Invitational)

 

Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne IN—Jan 2001 (Solo)

2000

Studio B Gallery, Lancaster OH—Mar 2000 (Two-person with Laura Conners)

1999

Peoria Art Guild, Peoria IL—Oct 1999 (Two-person)

1998

Wabash College—Oct 1998 (Solo)

 

Richmond Museum of Art, Richmond IN—Mar1998 (Two-person with Laura Conners)

1997

Denison University, Granville OH—Sep 1997 (Group)

1996

New Gallery, New Work, Ruschman Gallery, Indianapolis IN—Oct 1996 (Group)

 

Contemporary American Sculpture, Notre Dame University, South Bend IN—Sep 1996 (Invitational)

 

Judith Racht Gallery, Harbert MI—Aug 1996 (Invitational)

 

Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond KY—Feb 1996 (Two-person)

1995

Wood Sculpture: Craft and Symbolism, 20 North Gallery, Toledo OH—Oct 1995 (Invitational)

 

Craft and Metaphor in Wood Sculpture, The Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus OH—July 1995 (Invitational)

 

Critics Choice, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis IN—June 1995 (Invitational)

 

In Indiana, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis IN—Mar 1995 (Invitational)

 

Architectonic Sculpture, University of Illinois School of Architecture, Champaign IL—Mar 1995 (Solo)

 

Building Sculpture, Wabash College—Jan 1995 (Solo)

1994

Architectonic Sculpture, University of Illinois School of Architecture, Champaign IL—Dec 1994 (Solo)

 

15th Anniversary Edition, Midwest Museum of Modern Art, Elkhart IN—Oct 1994 (Invitational)

 

Indiana Arts Competition, American States Insurance Company, Indianapolis IN—July 1994 (Juror’s Award)

 

Indiana Professional Sculptors Exhibition, South Bend IN—June 1994 (Invitational)

 

Selective Memories—Recent Works, Ruschman Gallery, Indianapolis IN—Feb 1994 (Solo)

1993

Recent Work, Albion College, Albion MI—Sep 1993 (Solo)

 

Sculpture Invitational, Ruschman Gallery, Indianapolis IN—July 1993

1992

Ruschman Gallery, Indianapolis IN—Dec 1992 (Group Exhibition, Gallery Artists)

 

Kay Garvey Gallery, Chicago IL—Dec 1992 (Group Exhibition, Gallery Artists)

 

Architectonic, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne IN—Oct 1992 (Juror’s Award)

 

Sculpture of Doug Calisch, Mid west Museum of Modern Art, Elkhart IN—Sep 1992 (Solo)

 

Recent WorkDoug Calisch, Kay Garvey Gallery, Chicago IL—July 1992 (Solo)

 

Kinetic Art, Studio B Gallery, Lancaster OH—July 1992 (Solo)

 

Indiana Arts Competition, American States Insurance Company, Indianapolis IN—July 1992 (Juried)

 

A Funny Thing Happened…, Anderson Fine Arts Center, Anderson IN—May/June 1992 (Invitational)

 

Recent Work—Doug Calisch & Greg Huebner, DePauw University, Greencastle IN—Apr 1992 (Two-person)

 

Heroes and Victims, Katz and Dawgs Gallery, Columbus OH—Jan 1992 (Juried)

1991

Kay Garvey Gallery, Chicago IL—Dec 1991 (Group Exhibition, Gallery Artists)

 

Indiana Arts Competition, American States Insurance Company, Indianapolis IN—July 1991 (Juried)

 

Recent WorkDoug Calisch, Patrick King Contemporary Art, Indianapolis IN—Feb 1991 (Solo)

1990

Recent WorkDoug Calisch, Purdue University, West Lafayette IN—Nov 1990 (Solo)

 

Out of the WoodsDoug Calisch, Kenyon College, Gambier OH—Sep 1990 (Solo)

 

55th Annual Fort Wayne Regional, Fort Wayne IN—Apr 1990 (Juried)

1989

Kay Garvey Gallery, Glen Ellyn IL—Nov 1989 (Group Exhibition, Gallery Artists)

 

New Art Forms, Navy Pier, Chicago IL—Sep 1989 (Invitational)

 

3rd Annual Indiana Artists’ Exhibition, American States Insurance Co., Indianapolis IN—June 1989 (Juried)

 

TransfigurationsRecent Works by Doug Calisch & Patricia Taylor, Wabash College,—Mar 1989 (Two-person)

 

Recent Works: Doug Calisch, Rick Paul, American Insurance Bldg., Indianapolis IN—Jan 1989 (Two-person)

1988

Indiana Artists Vase Exhibit, Patrick King Contemporary Art, Indianapolis IN—Nov 1988 (Invitational)

 

Chicago’s Merchandise Mart International Designers Show, Chicago IL—June 1988 (Invitational)

 

Six Indiana Sculptors, Notre Dame University, South Bend IN—Apr 1988 (Invitational)

1987

State of the Art, American Insurance Company, Indianapolis IN—June/Aug 1987 (Juried)

 

Allure of Lures, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville TN—Feb 1987 (Juried)

 

Bronze, Patrick King Contemporary Art, Indianapolis IN— Jan 1987 (Invitational)

1986

Great Lakes Colleges Assoc. Touring Ceramic Exhibit: Ohio, Indiana, Michigan—Nov 1986 (Invitational)

 

Recent Works, Berea College, Berea KY—Nov 1986 (Solo)

 

Fellow Exhibit, Indiana Arts Commission, Indianapolis IN—June 1986 (Invitational)

 

Indiana Sculpture at the Century, Indianapolis IN—Jan 1986 (Two-person)

1985

Funds for the Arts Exhibit, Louisville KY—Dec 1985–Jan 1986 (Invitational)

 

Recent Works, Anderson College, Anderson IN—Nov 1985 (Solo)

 

Showcase ’85, Water Tower Art Alliance, Louisville KY—Oct/Nov 1985 (Invitational)

 

Sculpture for the Space Age, Huntsville, Museum of Art, Huntsville AL—Oct 1985 (Invitational)

 

Recent Works, Wabash College—Sep 1985 (Solo)

 

Sculpture for the Space Age, Greater Lafayette Museum of Art, Lafayette IN—June 1985 (Invitational)

 

70th Annual Indiana Artists’ Show, Indianapolis, Museum of Art, Indianapolis IN—June 1985 (Juried)

 

Between Mind & Myth, Patrick King Contemporary Art, Indianapolis IN—Jan 1985 (Two-person)

1984

Clay Fest ’84, Herron School of Art, Indianapolis IN—Oct 1984 (Juried)

 

Art League Regional ’84, Indianapolis IN—May 1984 (Juried)

 

Art Forms ’84, Greater Lafayette Museum of Art, Lafayette IN—Apr 1984 (Juried)

 

Rike Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton OH—Feb 1984 (Solo)

 

Indiana Sculpture, Patrick King Contemporary Art, Indianapolis IN—Jan 1984 (Invitational)

1983

Recent Paintings and Sculpture—Doug Calisch & Greg Huebner, Wabash College—1983 (Two-person)

 

Patrick King Contemporary Art, Indianapolis IN—July/Aug 1983 (Group Exhibition, Invitational)

 

69th Indiana Artists Show, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis IN—June 1983 (Juried)

 

Art League Regional ’83, Indianapolis IN—May 1983 (Juried)

1982

Great Lakes Regional, Cleveland OH—Aug 1982 (Juried)

 

Arts Five Regional, West Bend WI—June 1982 (Juried)

 

Marietta National ’82, Marietta OH—May 1982 (Juried)

1981

Recent Sculpture, Wabash College—Sep 1981 (Solo)

 

Art League Exhibition, Indianapolis IN—June 1981 (Juried)

 

Inch Art Traveling Exhibition, Rochester Art Center, Rochester MN—Jan/July 1981 (Juried)

 

RELATED ACTIVITIES

Artist in Residence: Wittenberg University, Springfield OH

Feb 2005

Workshop Leader: The Arts Place, Portland IN

Jan 2004

Guest Juror: DePauw University Student Exhibition, Greencastle IN

Nov 2001

Guest Lecturer: Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne IN

Feb 2001

Guest Juror: INDIANA NOW, Greater Lafayette Mus. of Art, Lafayette IN

Nov 2000

Artist in Residence: Kawachinagano, Japan

Aug1999

Guest Juror: Tri Kappa HS Art Exhibition, Lafayette Museum of Art

Apr 1999

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